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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Research findings may lead to promising Zika virus drug targetsFollowing recent outbreaks of Zika virus and the potential health dangers of infection, especially during pregnancy, scientists are striving to rapidly develop effective antiviral drugs that can halt transmission. Investigators who recently performed detailed analyses of the targets of a key enzyme of the Zika virus have uncovered peculiarities of the viral enzyme, called the NS3 protease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-zika-virus-drug.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 11 Oct 2016 15:30:30 ESTnews395418624Cruise ships, schools may become safer from viruses because of new patentOutbreaks of stomach flu or noroviral gastroenteritis can easily occur in crowded quarters like cruise ships, army barracks and schools, but a recent patent may lead to antiviral drugs to help travelers, students, military personnel and others avoid infections.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-cruise-ships-schools-safer-viruses.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 12 Sep 2016 13:02:42 ESTnews392904149Effective antiviral drugs for multiple influenza A strains could work by attacking combined RNA targetsInfluenza A is one of the most prolific and diverse viruses on Earth; its ability to rapidly mutate to resist treatment challenges the management of future pandemics. Now, A*STAR researchers have identified thousands of segments of RNA that could act as potential new antiviral drug targets, and provide protection against all strains of influenza A.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-effective-antiviral-drugs-multiple-influenza.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 10 Aug 2016 09:00:01 ESTnews390037189What's the price of a hepatitis C cure?Sofosbuvir is one of a number of new direct-acting antiviral drugs revolutionising the care of people living with hepatitis C. Combinations of two or three hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral drugs taken for 8-24 weeks can cure more than 90% of people treated. However, this breakthrough in clinical medicine comes at a cost.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-price-hepatitis.html
MedicationsThu, 04 Aug 2016 07:40:02 ESTnews389512648A legal approach to reducing drug spendingIn a new analysis published in the May issue of Health Affairs, Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and director of the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital, posed an innovative solution to the problem of patent-protected essential medicines that are priced too high for society to afford them, as in the case of the antiviral drugs treating hepatitis C.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-legal-approach-drug.html
MedicationsMon, 02 May 2016 16:05:28 ESTnews381423918Hidden in plain sight: Well-known drug could yield new treatment for herpes virusesToday, there is only one class of antiviral medicines against herpesviruses—a family of viruses that cause mononucleosis, herpes, and shingles, among other illnesses - meaning options for treating these infections are limited. If viruses become resistant to these frontline treatments, a growing problem particularly in clinical settings, there are no alternative drugs to serve as backup.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-hidden-plain-sight-well-known-drug.html
Medical researchMon, 14 Mar 2016 15:00:06 ESTnews377159224For pregnant women with flu, the earlier the better for antiviral treatmentPregnant women are at higher risk for serious illness and complications, including death, from influenza. For expectant mothers hospitalized with flu, early treatment with the influenza antiviral drug oseltamivir may shorten their time in the hospital, especially in severe cases, suggests a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online. The findings also underscore the importance of flu vaccination for this risk group.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-pregnant-women-flu-earlier-antiviral.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 04 Feb 2016 00:20:01 ESTnews373737163Inside the hepatitis C virus is a promising antiviralA peptide derived from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) kills a broad range of viruses while leaving host cells unharmed by discriminating between the molecular make-up of their membranes, reveals a study published January 5 in the Biophysical Journal. The peptide was potent against a range of cholesterol-containing viruses, including West Nile, dengue, measles, and HIV.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-hepatitis-virus-antiviral.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 05 Jan 2016 12:00:01 ESTnews371209699Compound found to trigger innate immunity against virusesResearch from UW Medicine and collaborators indicates that a drug-like molecule can activate innate immunity and induce genes to control infection in a range of RNA viruses, including West Nile, dengue, hepatitis C, influenza A, respiratory syncytial, Nipah, Lassa and Ebola.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-compound-trigger-innate-immunity-againstviruses.html
ImmunologyThu, 17 Dec 2015 13:18:39 ESTnews369580710Drug prevents passage of HBV during pregnancyThe antiviral drug telbivudine prevents perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to a study in the June issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-drug-passage-hbv-pregnancy.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 01 Jun 2015 12:20:01 ESTnews352378929Cancer drug shows promise as cure for hepatitis BAustralian scientists have found a potential cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, with a promising new treatment proving 100 per cent successful in eliminating the infection in preclinical models.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-cancer-drug-hepatitis.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 20 Apr 2015 15:00:10 ESTnews348746246Limited promise in early results from Ebola drug trialEarly results from an Ebola trial using the experimental drug Avigan (favipiravir) showed Monday it was somewhat effective at saving lives if given early in the illness, but not later.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-limited-early-results-ebola-drug.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 24 Feb 2015 01:54:49 ESTnews343965277Worldwide treatment of hepatitis C could be within sight at the right costLowering the cost of hepatitis C drugs is possible and key to achieving global access to treatment, according to new research by the University of Liverpool and Imperial College London.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-worldwide-treatment-hepatitis-sight.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 23 Feb 2015 09:00:02 ESTnews343899755CDC urging flu vaccination, prompt use of antivirals(HealthDay)—Thousands of people are being hospitalized and 26 children have died from influenza so far, Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a Friday press briefing.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-cdc-urging-flu-vaccination-prompt.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 13 Jan 2015 03:14:30 ESTnews340341261As flu becomes more widespread, CDC pushes antiviral medsIn the midst of a worrisome flu season, health officials are pushing doctors to prescribe antiviral medicines more often.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-flu-widespread-cdc-antiviral-meds.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 09 Jan 2015 15:09:47 ESTnews340038577Findings point to potential approach to treat EV-D68 virus causing illness, possible paralysisNew research findings point toward a class of compounds that could be effective in combating infections caused by enterovirus D68, which has stricken children with serious respiratory infections and might be associated with polio-like symptoms in the United States and elsewhere.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-potential-approach-ev-d68-virus-illness.html
Medical researchThu, 01 Jan 2015 14:00:04 ESTnews339341195Rapivab approved to help treat flu(HealthDay)—Rapivab (peramivir) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat influenza.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-rapivab-flu.html
MedicationsMon, 22 Dec 2014 17:31:11 ESTnews338491864FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatmentPatients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-fda-abbvie-combo-hepatitis-treatment.html
MedicationsFri, 19 Dec 2014 16:50:02 ESTnews338228635Drug shortage crisis puts public health at riskHospitals and pharmacies around the country are facing severe shortages of essential drugs. These shortages can limit access to critical medications and compromise patient safety, resulting in serious illness and even death. In a 2011 survey, the American Hospital Association reported that 82% of hospitals had to delay therapy due to a drug shortage. And the consequences of drugs shortages go beyond delays. A 2010 report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices implicated drug shortages in medication errors, adverse drug reactions and several deaths.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-drug-shortage-crisis-health.html
MedicationsThu, 11 Dec 2014 09:30:01 ESTnews337510872Maths shows that treating AIDS and hepatitis C simultaneously is more effectiveA Spanish researcher has collaborated on a mathematical analysis, recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, which concludes that joint therapy to counter HIV in patients who also have hepatitis C increases the chance of success in the fight against both infections. Between eight and nine million people worldwide simultaneously suffer from AIDS and hepatitis C.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-maths-aids-hepatitis-simultaneously-effective.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 03 Dec 2014 09:53:31 ESTnews336822804Bristol-Myers: FDA blocks hepatitis C drug for nowU.S. regulators have declined to approve Bristol-Myers Squibb's daclatasvir as part of a combination hepatitis C treatment with another antiviral drug called asunaprevir.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-bristol-myers-fda-blocks-hepatitis-drug.html
MedicationsWed, 26 Nov 2014 13:45:07 ESTnews336231900First Ebola treatment trials to start in west Africa (Update)Global aid agency Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday it would begin unprecedented trials on patients in west Africa to test Ebola drugs and the use of survivors' blood as therapy.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-ebola-treatment-trials-west-africa.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 13 Nov 2014 05:20:01 ESTnews335077766Gilead to license generic version of Sovaldi (Update)Gilead Sciences has reached a deal with several generic drugmakers to produce a cheaper version of its popular, $1,000-per-pill hepatitis C drug Sovaldi for use in developing countries.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-gilead-version-sovaldi.html
MedicationsMon, 15 Sep 2014 08:55:02 ESTnews329990093Major discovery on the mechanism of drug resistance in leukemia and other cancersA mechanism that enables the development of resistance to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) anticancer drugs, thereby leading to relapse, has been identified by Kathy Borden of the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) and her collaborators. Kathy Borden is a Principal Investigator at IRIC and a professor at the university's Department of Pathology and Cell Biology. The development of drug resistance is one of the main problems in clinical oncology and the cause of relapse in many patients.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-05-major-discovery-mechanism-drug-resistance.html
CancerWed, 28 May 2014 13:00:02 ESTnews320500664Researchers trace HIV evolution in North America (Update)A study tracing the evolution of HIV in North America involving researchers at Simon Fraser University has found evidence that the virus is slowly adapting over time to its human hosts. However, this change is so gradual that it is unlikely to have an impact on vaccine design.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-hiv-human-host.html
HIV & AIDSThu, 24 Apr 2014 17:00:04 ESTnews317574001Researchers discover possible new target to attack flu virus(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a protein produced by the influenza A virus helps it outwit one of our body's natural defense mechanisms. That makes the protein a potentially good target for antiviral drugs directed against the influenza A virus.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-flu-virus.html
Medical researchThu, 10 Apr 2014 07:08:49 ESTnews316332518Stroke risk higher after shingles, but antiviral drugs may provide protectionPatients' risk of stroke significantly increased following the first signs of shingles, but antiviral drugs appeared to offer some protection, according to a new study in Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. People with shingles, an often painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, had a higher stroke risk in the first 6 months after shingles symptoms appeared; this risk was particularly increased in patients with a rash near their eyes, the study found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-higher-shingles-antiviral-drugs.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:01 ESTnews315677098HIV drug used to reverse effects of virus that causes cervical cancerA commonly-used HIV drug has been shown to kill-off the human papilloma virus (HPV) that leads to cervical cancer in a world-first clinical trial led by The University of Manchester with Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-hiv-drug-reverse-effects-virus.html
CancerMon, 17 Feb 2014 06:23:35 ESTnews311840601Study finds potential treatment for drug-resistant H7N9 influenza virusThe novel avian H7N9 influenza virus has caused more than 130 human infections with 43 deaths in China. New research, conducted under the supervision of Kansas State University's Juergen Richt, is showing promise in helping to fight this deadly virus.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-potential-treatment-drug-resistant-h7n9-influenza.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 16 Jan 2014 12:40:58 ESTnews309098446Resistant flu virus keeps contagiousnessA mutant form of the H7N9 flu virus that is resistant to frontline drugs is just as contagious as its non-resistant counterpart, according to a lab test reported on Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-resistant-flu-virus-contagiousness.html
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